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Going into my local hospice charity shop a few days ago I noticed they had a quantity of hospital bedside cabinets. Being a chap who is usually looking out for stuff to put in the workshop, ( yeah I know, sad in it ), A revelation hit me as though I was on the road to Damascus. An ideal thing to...

Just thought I'd post a bit about a new bench I have been making, in between other stuff. It has a beech top and the legs and frame is some Victorian reclaimed pine. My other bench which I have had for more years than I care to remember, is falling to pieces now. It was only a cheap job and its...

"Over the past couple years and after several trips to a Roubo-esque millwork shop in rural Georgia, we've been able to source enough French oak to build several benches that almost exactly match Roubo's description of his joiner's bench from Plate 11. The slabs are 5-6" thick, from 18 to 28...

Well today the Wadkin turned up on the back of a pallatline lorry. After a fair bit of grunting we got it unloaded. Bigger than I thought it might be, weighs a ton, ( no really a ton ! ) Has a new blade in it, which is a bonus. the rise and fall column which the table sits on is rust free, (...

This is what Phil Lowe has to say about block planes in the latest Fine Woodworking e-letter, question and answer piece. I must say I totally disagree with his opinion and find the block a must for a lot of cabinet work. I don't know where he gets this idea from :shock: Q: I've heard...

On Evil-bay, I must get one .................................NOT :shock: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TURN-YOUR-DRI ... 43acc01840

I have just won a Wadkin SO saw on the evil-bay. I was wondering if anyone knew much about them and if anybody might have a manual I could have a copy of. This image is from a 1936 brochure I have. Looks like it will need some restoration, but the seller says it will run, but has a faulty...

I'm not quite sure where to put this post, here or in the turning or metal work section. But plumped for here as I don't do much turning and its making a hand tool, ( sort of). I saw a very nice new marking awl kit on evil-bay a while back and got it for a very few shillings. Now it is complete...

Why is politics being allowed to be argued about on here now ! It been the downfall of a lot of good forums and I think it might be the thin end of the wedge for this one. It causes bad feeling and arguments, between people who usually get on over woodworking. So lets us get back to...

Saw this on e-bay and wondered if this was how it had been made or was it altered in use, as I've never seen anything like this on a back saw before. What do you guys think ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-VINTAGE-V-H ... 1e78c9a329

I've noticed lately in the forum and elsewhere, the use of the word Tote in place of the word Handle or Rear Handle. This is a bloody Americanism and such is creeping into our vocabulary more and more. I HATE it with a passion, even more than Jacob has for hand honing! :shock: So, do we have...

Hi all I have just won this I Sorby paring chisel on ebay. Just wondered if anyone knew how old it might be. Its blade is 10 inches long and 1 1/4 inches wide with I sorby and punch's head as a trademark. Its in lovely condition and hardly ever used I would think, with a fantastic tapered blade...

Being very naughty I thought I'd point people to this site and stand back and see the feathers fly (hammer) :shock: http://www3.telus.net/BrentBeach/Sharpen/index.html

Just taken delivery of a Stanley SweetHeart no4. British standard for plane flatness is 3 thou. First impressions out of the box were excellent, as with my new no62 sw, the finish was pretty faultless. Just a few marks on the handle, which cleaned off fine. As usual I got out the...

For the first time in years, on Saturday I bought a woodworking magazine. The " Woodworking plans and projects ". It was supposed to be the " bench plane " issue. Nice full cover picture of a Stanley no6 or 7. So as I have a bit of a " thing" about planes, I stumped up the £3.75 and went...

Just noticed that there are some "A Regular Member" headings around. Does this mean the person does not need to take laxatives ???? :shock: :D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stanley-No-62 ... 2ec5389d24 Now this is as rare as rocking horse poo!

I ordered this off a small tool company in London, see post stanley-62-low-angle-plane-t67037.html It was posted yesterday and arrived today, so very quick delivery, which always bodes well of a company. Having taken it out of the well packed box, the actual Stanley box was very solid and nicely...

As posted in another thread, we have just had a new central heating system put in, so are penniless at the moment. But................ I couldn't resist this bargain one of the new Stanley 62 low angle jack planes. I had been thinking for along time about getting a low angle plane and have been...

Just before Xmas I found a very dirty little tenon saw in a charity shop, I'm afraid I couldn't resist its siren call and paid £2.50 for it. Over the weekend I decided to spend some time cleaning and getting it useable. Well after cleaning off the crud on the blade The word PAX was revealed. So...